Proposed Goat Milk Ordinance for City of South Bend, Indiana

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-2- E. Goat Milk Distributor. A goat milk distributor is any person who offers for sale or sells to another any goat milk for human consumption as such. F. Goat Dairy or Goat Dairy Farm. A goat dairy or goat dairy farm is any place or premises where one or more goats are kept, a part or all of the milk from which is 'sold or offered for sale. G. Health Officer. The term "health officer" shall mean the health authority of the City of South Bend, or his authorised representative. H. Average Bacterial Plate Count, Direct Microscopic Count, Reduction Time, and Cooling Temperature. Average bacterial plate count and average direct micro- seopic count shall be taken to mean the logarithmic average, and average reduction time and average cooling temperature shall be taken to mean the athkoe{tio average, of the respective results of the last four consecutive samples, taken( upon separate days, irrespective of the date of grading or regrading. I. Grading Period. The grading period shall be such period of time as the health officer may designate within which grades shall be determined for all goat milk, provided that the grading period shall in no case exceed 6 months. J. Person. The word "person" as used in this ordinance shall mean "person, firm, corporation, or association." I K. And Or. Where the term "and /or" is used "and" shall apply where possible, otherwise "or" shall apply. SEC. 2. The Sale of Adulterated, Misbranded, or Ungraded Goat Milk Pro- hibited. No person shall within the City of South Bend, or its police jurisdiction, produce, sell, offer, or expose for sale, or have in possession with intent to sell, any goat milk which is adulterated, misbranded, or ungraded. It shall be unlawful for any person, elsewhere than in a private home, to have in possession any adulterated, misbranded, or ungraded goat milk. SEC. 3. Permits. It shall be unlawful for any person to bring into or